Through a series of flashbacks, relive the exploits of a renegade she-spy from WWII. The title has a few good ideas, mostly involving drug-addled killing, but it has many flaws you can't ignore.
Available on:
PC
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Xbox 360
Genre: Action Release date: April 30, 2009 Published by: SouthPeak Interactive Developed by: Replay Studios
The lead designer on Velvet Assassin, Sascha Jungnickel, was previously at IO Interactive working on the Hitman series. This will also be a third-person stealth assassination game, but more story-driven and narrowly focused.
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Velvet Assassin could be the first action-stealth game to be set largely in a bed. The game opens with our heroine healing up inside a hospital, gun resting by her side. Based on a real-life WWII renegade agent, Violette Szabo’s story unfolds through a series of playable flashbacks that lead up to her current incapacitation. But trust us when we say this is one tough broad. The first mission we saw had Violette infiltrating a dreary cell
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ESRB Rating
Velvet Assassin is rated: Mature
Blood,
Intense Violence,
Strong Language,
Use of Drugs